Clinical Trials Accredited Pharmacy Technician

In my role, I have the privilege of leading and supporting a fantastic team of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, and Practitioners who provide specialist pharmacy services to clinical trial research teams across all Trust sites in Oxfordshire. The Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team is made up of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants, and Practitioners who work closely with research teams throughout the Trust, as well as external sponsors and collaborators, to ensure the safe and effective delivery of clinical research., As a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician in our team, you will have an extremely varied role. You will act as the Lead Technician for individual clinical trials, being the main point of contact for the clinical trials once open to recruitment. You will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, processing trial modifications, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors. A successful candidate should be:

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician holding a BTEC Level 3 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT)
• Currently registered with GPhC, 1. To obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
2. To apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials. 3. To communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial. 4. To ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol. 5. To implement and maintain clear and accurate SOPs, and ensure they are followed for dispensing for each clinical trial in accordance with regulatory standards and each trial's protocol. 6. To order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS/IWRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems. 7. Deputise and be a point of contact in the absence of the Lead Clinical Trial Pharmacy Technician. 8. To check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date. 9. To assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required. 10. To assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, and carry out any necessary work prior to this. 11. To maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable. 12. To process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order. 13. To participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks. 14. To assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication. 15. To assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files. 16. To represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings and deputise for Lead Pharmacy Technician at requested meetings. 17. To liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc. 18. To assist in the collection of data as requested by the Lead Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists. 19. To assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc. 20. To assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and is a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team. 21. To maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials. 22. To use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy. 23. To order appropriate stationary and Pharmacy supplies when required. 24. To assist in updating and reviewing documentation, training material, standard operating procedures and logs.Clinical Trial Aseptic Services Unit 1. To participate and contribute in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the Rota system. 2. To undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxic, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies. 3. To maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing. 4. To ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs). 5. Assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates. 6. To be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products. 7. To accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products. 8. To facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies. 9. To ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements. 10. To participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota. 11. To assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU. 12. To be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets. 13. Where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.


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